Tuesday, January 08, 2013

International Brotherhood of Pipe Swingers
president Tony Siciliano (back to camera) sets a pick
on high school marathon runner Debbie Marie Reilly. The ploy
worked, allowing union member Jerry "Piccolo" Szatkowski to deliver a
timely backhand— and win the race by a scant.0001/second.

Amazingly, Dubai
doesn't have a sewage infrastructure to support its skyscrapers,
including the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Drivers said
they'd been queuing for three days! Unsurprising then, that many dump
their loads into storm drains that lead directly to the open sea.
Tourists are warned of the risk of contracting serious illnesses like
typhoid and hepatitis if swimming on Dubai beaches. Wikipedia on sanitation
in Dubai.

According
to a commenter on You Tube, this is a temporary fix while a
sewage system is being built. Those Islamo left-handers can sure throw the old turdball though wot wot.

The
Battle of Athens (sometimes called the McMinn County War) was a
rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah,

It is due to truth to
say that the
citizens of New York showed very
little alacrity in responding to the call of the Mayor and Governor for
volunteers to suppress the late riot. (Drunken Irish, all) Of 400
muskets which lay idle at the armory of the 37th regiment, only 80
found men to carry them, though urgent appeals for men were made by the
authorities and the officers of the regiment. Harpers Weekly, August 1, 1863

Tennessee, United
States, against the local government in August 1946.

The citizens, including some
World War II
veterans, accused the local officials of political corruption and voter
intimidation. The event is sometimes
cited by firearms ownership
advocates as an example of the value of the Second Amendment in
combating tyranny.

I'm rather stunned that
I never saw this film, nor heard of the Battle
of Athens before Mofux set me the link. Most likely I always dsimissed
it as some Greek thing (as I almost did this time). Interesting
comments on YouTube. Similarly, I'd guess that very few are
aware of how the mayor of New York in 1863 dealt with Code
Pink draft rioters. Huzzah!